When one's ideas are not challenged, one's ability to defend them weakens.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

They didn't need the words, if they were willing to be silent long enough to learn to speak without them.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

Experience is the best of schoolmasters only the school-fees are heavy.

Life is a stranger's sojourn a night at an inn.

All fiction for me is a kind of magic and trickery, a confidence trick, trying to make people believe something is true that isn't.

True creativity often starts where language ends.

An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country.

I think women bring a different perspective into Senate and that we tend to be more collaborative in our approach.

Proud to be a Muslim isn't a stamp you have on your heart, it's a light you have in your heart.

Musical integrity means a lot to me, personally for myself, I don't really care if other people can't even sing or whatever. For myself I have high standards.